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Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1: Development of the Lung; 1.1 Genetic Control of the Development; 1.2 Comparison of Lung Development Across Species; References; 2: Normal Lung; 2.1 Gross Morphology; 2.2 The Airways; 2.3 Lymphoreticular Tissue and the Immune System of the Lung; 2.4 Comparison of Human Lung to Other Species; References; 3: Pediatric Diseases; 3.1 Developmental and Inherited Lung Diseases; 3.1.1 Aplasia and Acinar/Alveolar Dysgenesis; 3.1.2 Growth Retardation; 3.1.3 Vascular Malformations.

3.1.3.1 Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia with/Without Misalignment of Pulmonary Veins; 3.1.3.2 Diffuse and Localized AV Anastomoses; 3.1.3.3 Anomalous Systemic Arterial Supply Including Sequestration; 3.1.4 Malformations of the Airway System; 3.1.4.1 Congenital Pulmonary Adenomatoid Malformation (CPAM, Formerly CCAM) Types I, II, and III; 3.1.4.2 Bronchogenic Cyst; 3.1.4.3 Immotile Cilia Syndrome; 3.1.5 Lung Pathology in Chromosomal Abnormalities; 3.1.6 Inborn Errors of Metabolism; 3.1.7 Cystic Fibrosis; 3.1.8 Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia of Infancy (NEHI).

3.2 Pneumonia in Childhood Including Noninfectious Interstitial Pneumonias; 3.2.1 Chronic Pneumonia of Infancy (CPI); 3.2.2 Mendelson Syndrome in Children and Silent Nocturnal Aspiration; References; 4: Edema; 4.1 Gross Morphology; 4.2 Histology; 4.3 High-Altitude Edema (HAPE); References; 5: Air Filling Diseases; 5.1 Atelectasis; 5.1.1 Gross Morphology; 5.1.2 Histology; 5.2 Emphysema; 5.2.1 Gross Morphology; 5.2.2 Histology; 5.3 Emphysema and Lung Function; 5.3.1 Factors Contributing to Emphysema Development; References; 6: Airway Diseases; 6.1 Tracheitis and Bronchitis.

6.1.1 Gross Morphology; 6.1.2 Histology; 6.2 Bronchial Asthma; 6.2.1 Etiology; 6.2.2 Immune Mechanisms; 6.2.3 Gross Morphology; 6.2.4 Histology; 6.3 Bronchiolitis; 6.4 The Classification; References; 7: Smoking-Related Lung Diseases; 7.1 Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis; 7.1.1 Histology; 7.1.2 Molecular Biology; 7.1.3 Function of LH Cells; 7.1.4 Differential Diagnosis; 7.2 Respiratory Bronchiolitis: Interstitial Lung Disease (RBILD); 7.2.1 Histology; 7.3 Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia (DIP); 7.3.1 Histology.

7.4 Smoking-Induced Interstitial Fibrosis (SRIF)/Respiratory Bronchiolitis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (RBILD); 7.5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); 7.5.1 What Are the Mechanisms? Why Not Every Smoker Develops COPD?; References; 8: Pneumonia; 8.1 Alveolar Pneumonias (Lobar and Bronchopneumonia); 8.1.1 Clinical Symptoms of Pneumonias; 8.1.2 Alveolar Pneumonias (Bronchopneumonia and Lobar Pneumonia; Adult and Childhood); 8.1.2.1 Gross Morphology; 8.1.2.2 Variants of Bronchopneumonias (Purulent Pneumonia (PN)).

This well-illustrated textbook covers the full range of lung and pleural diseases from the pathologic standpoint. Both diseases of adults and pediatric lung diseases are presented. The book will serve as an excellent guide to the diagnosis of these diseases, but in addition it explains the disease mechanisms and etiology. Genetics and molecular biology are also discussed whenever necessary for a full understanding. The author is an internationally recognized expert who runs courses on lung and pleural pathology attended by participants from all over the world. In compiling this book, he has drawn on more than 30 years' experience in the field.